Choosing Your Setting Versus Setting Your Scene

On one of my writing listservs, the question came up about alternate locations to avoid clichés. There are several writing books that
mention no kitchen, no coffee shops, no bars, no whatever.

The point of those mentions is not so much the setting as that these places tend to have low potential for conflict. The characters are most often sitting down and musing over things with their friends. Read the rest of this entry »